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10.11.2010Romania, Moldova seal border treaty
Romania and Moldova sealed a long-awaited border treaty on Monday (November 8th), setting the stage for closer co-operation between the two neighbours. The agreement was signed by Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi and Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat during a ceremony in Bucharest, on the sidelines of a regional summit of the 14 countries bordering the Danube River. »
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21.06.2010Modova’s PM looks to the future
Moldova became independent from the Soviet Union in 1991, but Russian forces remain on Moldovan territory supporting the Slavic majority population, mostly Ukrainians and Russians, who have proclaimed the area the republic of "Transnistria." »
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31.07.2009Communists Defeated in Moldova Election
Ninety-two years after the Russian Revolution and 20 years on from the fall of the Berlin Wall, Europe's last Soviet-style government is finally on its way out. In Moldova this week, four months after popular upheaval, the Communist Party accepted defeat in a national election. »
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30.07.2009Statement by Javier SOLANA, EU High Representative for the CFSP, on the parliamentary elections in Moldova
Javier SOLANA, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), made the following comments after the repeated parliamentary elections in Moldova yesterday: »
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30.07.2009Moldova's opposition eases ahead
The ruling Communist Party appears to be slipping behind opposition parties as results come in from the country's parliamentary election. »
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26.07.2009Moldova, at east-west crossroads, heads for polls
Moldovans electing a new parliament this week face a choice between the ruling Communists, and their calls to keep close links with Russia, and liberal opponents who want to move closer to the West. »
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09.06.2009Moldova: Europe's Corner of Despair
Three floors of Moldova’s parliament building are a charred ruin. So is democracy in Moldova, a former Soviet republic that is now Europe’s poorest country. Of Moldova’s 3.5 million people at the time of independence, 15 per cent have already left the country to seek better lives elsewhere. More than 63 per cent of Moldova’s young people say they want out. »
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15.04.2009Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis statement on Moldova
Terry Davis has asked Jean-Louis Laurens, the Director General for Democracy and Political Affairs of the Council of Europe, to travel to Chisinau immediately and report on the situation in the country. »
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09.04.2009EU Presidency calls on the Government of Moldova to resume normal relations with Romania
For the EU it is essential to enjoy good relations with its neighbours. While understanding the complexity of the Moldovan-Romanian relations, we call on the Government of Moldova to resume normal relations with Romania. »
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09.04.2009RSF: In "unfair and dangerous" move, Moldova denies entry to 18 Romanian journalists
A total of 18 Romanian reporters and photographers working for Romanian and international news media were denied entry to Moldova yesterday as violent demonstrations were taking place in protest against the official results of the 5 April parliamentary elections, according to which the ruling Communist Party won 50 per cent of the votes. »
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